| Faheem Ashraf | |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Phool Nagar, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nickname: | Yoyo[1] |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Bowling all-rounder |
| International: | true |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Internationalspan: | 2017–present |
| Testdebutdate: | 11 May |
| Testdebutyear: | 2018 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Ireland |
| Testcap: | 230 |
| Lasttestdate: | 14 December |
| Lasttestyear: | 2023 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Australia |
| Odidebutdate: | 12 June |
| Odidebutyear: | 2017 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Odicap: | 213 |
| Lastodidate: | 10 September |
| Lastodiyear: | 2023 |
| Lastodiagainst: | India |
| T20idebutdate: | 12 September |
| T20idebutyear: | 2017 |
| T20idebutagainst: | World XI |
| T20icap: | 75 |
| Lastt20idate: | 14 April |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2023 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | New Zealand |
| Club1: | Faisalabad |
| Year1: | 2013/14–2014/15, 2023–present |
| Club2: | National Bank |
| Year2: | 2015/16 |
| Club3: | Habib Bank Limited |
| Year3: | 2016/17 |
| Club4: | Comilla Victorians |
| Year4: | 2017 |
| Club5: | Islamabad United |
| Year5: | 2018–present |
| Club6: | Northamptonshire |
| Year6: | 2019 |
| Club7: | Central Punjab |
| Year7: | 2019–2023 |
| Club8: | Melbourne Renegades |
| Year8: | 2019– |
| Club9: | Dhaka Platoon |
| Year9: | 2019/20 |
| Club10: | Sussex |
| Year10: | 2022–present |
| Club11: | Khulna Tigers |
| Year11: | 2024 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 17 |
| Runs1: | 687 |
| Bat Avg1: | 26.42 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/4 |
| Top Score1: | 91 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,908 |
| Wickets1: | 25 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 39.64 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/42 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Column2: | ODI |
| Matches2: | 33 |
| Runs2: | 220 |
| Bat Avg2: | 11.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 28 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,334 |
| Wickets2: | 26 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 43.46 |
| Fivefor2: | 1 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/22 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 9/– |
| Column3: | T20I |
| Matches3: | 48 |
| Runs3: | 311 |
| Bat Avg3: | 12.44 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 31 |
| Deliveries3: | 981 |
| Wickets3: | 37 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 27.25 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 3/5 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 12/– |
| Column4: | FC |
| Matches4: | 59 |
| Runs4: | 2,210 |
| Bat Avg4: | 29.07 |
| 100S/50S4: | 2/10 |
| Top Score4: | 116 |
| Deliveries4: | 8,741 |
| Wickets4: | 150 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 29.99 |
| Fivefor4: | 6 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 6/65 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 29/– |
| Date: | 24 September 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/681117.html Cricinfo |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in[2] |
Faheem Ashraf (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|رانا فہیم اشرف ; born 16 January 1994) is a Pakistani international cricketer who represents the national side and plays first-class cricket for Faisalabad.[3] [4]
In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[5] [6]
Rana Faheem Ashraf is the first Pakistani to take a hat-trick in the T20 format of the game. His heroics on the pitch earned him the nickname "Rana Faheem Stokes" by the Pakistani cricket fans.
Born into a Muslim Rajput family in Phool Nagar, a town located in Kasur, Punjab, his father Rana Muhammad Ashraf is an influential lawyer.[7]
He has two sisters and six brothers.[8]
Faheem began his professional cricket journey in 2010 by playing in the inter-district Under-19 competition in the Faisalabad region. Later, he played for the Faisalabad Under-19 team before being remarked in 2013, when he played at senior district-level tournament for Kasur, eventually integrating the Faisalabad team for the 2013–14 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.
Faheem scored a century on his first-class debut in 2013–14.[9] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup, taking 19 wickets.[10] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Punjab in the 2017 Pakistan Cup, with eight dismissals in four matches.[11]
In September 2019, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[12] [13]
In March 2017, Faheem was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies, although he did not play.[14] In April 2017, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.[15]
In an ICC Champions Trophy warm-up match against Bangladesh, Ashraf scored 64 runs in Pakistan's two-wicket win.[16] [17] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy on 12 June 2017, dismissing Dinesh Chandimal for his first ODI wicket.[18]
He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Pakistan against a World XI in the 2017 Independence Cup on 12 September 2017.[19]
On 27 October 2017, he took a hat-trick for Pakistan in the second T20I match against Sri Lanka at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi helping team seal a series lead and became the first bowler for Pakistan, and sixth player overall, to take a hat-trick in a T20I.[20] [21]
In April 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their tours to Ireland and England in May 2018.[22] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against Ireland, on 11 May 2018.[23] [24]
In July 2018, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs, against Zimbabwe, at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.[25] The following month, he was named the PCB's Emerging Player of the Year.[26]
In April 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[27] [28] However, on 20 May 2019, he was dropped from Pakistan's squad, after they announced their final team for the tournament.[29] [30]
In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] [32] In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England.[33] [34]
In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[35] [36] In the first Test, Ashraf scored 64 with the bat.[37]
In November 2017, he was drafted in by Islamabad United from Gold category (earning between US$50,000-US$60,000) in the 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft.[38] Faheem played an integral part in team's winning the 2018 season. Faheem took 18 wickets and scored runs in crucial moments for his side. He was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament and won the best bowler of the season award at the end of the season along with a maroon cap.[39]
In December 2021, he was signed by Islamabad United following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[40]
In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[41]
In July 2022, he was signed by the Galle Gladiators for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[42]
In August 2022, he was signed by Hobart Hurricanes for BBL 12.[43]